Rules

The 32nd Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering takes place on the campus of Sul Ross State University on March 2-3, 2018. Join in the fun! Write and submit a cowboy poem. All entries are due by Friday, December 15th. Winners will be announced on February 16th on TexasCowboyPoetry.com, in area papers and need not be present to win.

Each poem must have the following information printed legibly on the back of each page:

Student’s Name and Phone Number & (e-mail address)

School or Homeschool (if Homeschool address to send certificate or plaque to)

School Grade Level & Contest Level

Town

Each poet will receive a certificate of participation, with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners receiving special plaque awards; and all are invited to read their poems in a special program on Thursday, March 1st at 1:30 pm at Marshall Auditorium on the campus of Sul Ross State University. All students who participate are invited to this session. We will have some special Poet’s there to give them a show and then the awards ceremony.

Please mail your entries to the following address or email them to ihoelscher@sulross.edu: